On January 21, 2025, US President Trump stood after delivering a speech on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, USA.
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The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees holding diversity, equity and inclusion positions to take paid leave by Wednesday night, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management.
A memo issued Tuesday to department and agency heads set a deadline of no later than 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday to notify employees that they will be on paid administrative leave as agencies prepare to close all DEI-related offices and programs. take a vacation.
It also requires federal agencies to submit a written plan for laying off employees by Jan. 31.
President Donald Trump Sign executive order on Monday Ending “Radical and Wasteful” Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plans Across federal agencies, DEI offices and programs were ordered to close.
“President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI in our federal government and returning America to a performance-based society in which , people are hired based on their skills, not the color of their skin. “This is another win for Americans of all races, religions and creeds. Promises were made and promises were kept. “
It’s unclear how many employees will be affected. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump signed 46 Executive Orders and Presidential Actions On Monday, many campaign promises were fulfilled, including ending Border policy in the Biden era and Pardon the January 6 Capitol rioters.
On Tuesday, he signed an executive order Targeted Diversity Recruiting Practices The FAA believes such moves penalize “hard-working Americans who want to serve with the FAA but are unable to do so because of a lack of requisite disability or color.”
The steps Trump has taken in the first days of his second administration continue the efforts he made toward the end of his first term. In 2020, he Sign executive order Ban federal DEI programs. President Biden retorted Sign actions aimed at promoting racial equality Shortly after he took office in 2021.
